By a 4-1 vote, the Polk County Commission rejected a plan to build 894 single-family homes in a rural area north of State Road 60.
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Carrollwood residents want to protect cypress wetlands from development
A group of Hillsborough County residents is trying to save cypress wetlands near Dale Mabry Highway from rezoning that could lead to development. They’ve started a change.org petition and a Facebook group, Save Carrollwood’s Wetland. WMNF spoke with Lauren McFadden, a resident of Carrollwood-Northdale area. Listen: “What they’re wanting to do in this wetland area… Read more »
Florida toll roads task forces meet in Tampa; environmentalists say don’t build them
The three task forces that will decide the parameters of new toll roads through rural west Florida met for the first time Tuesday at the Tampa Convention Center. But many environmental groups oppose the toll roads, saying they’re unnecessary, will lead to sprawl and could harm sensitive ecosystems and natural resources. Lindsay Cross is government… Read more »
Neighbors in St. Pete want to save tree from developers
Residents in the Allendale Terrace neighborhood of St. Petersburg are fighting to protect mature live oak trees from getting cut down to make room for new houses. A developer is building several homes on the former site of a single older house on 35th Avenue North. WMNF asked Mike Bartoletta with the developer, Taralon Homes,… Read more »
Tuesday rally in St. Pete to ask Florida governor to veto rural toll roads bill
The Florida Legislature passed a bill that would study the possibility of toll roads through three parts of rural Florida. But environmental groups like the Sierra Club want Governor Ron DeSantis to veto the bill. So, they’re holding a series of rallies across the state, including Tuesday afternoon in St. Petersburg, called “Transit not Toll… Read more »
Saturday rally to “Save the Tides” in Pinellas
Pinellas County residents in the town of Seminole are hoping to save a large open space next to the Intracoastal Waterway from development. The Save the Tides group is demonstrating tomorrow morning to protect the Tides Golf Course. WMNF interviewed Ron Stephens, the vice president of the Save the Tides group. Listen: The Pinellas County… Read more »
Conservation groups warn about proposed development in FL panther habitat
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is considering a proposal by developers to build a sprawling residential community on thousands of acres of prime Florida panther habitat in eastern Collier County; but several environmental groups are fighting back. WMNF News interviewed Amber Crooks, environmental policy manager for the Conservancy of Southwest Florida. “The Florida panther… Read more »
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From the Beaches to the Springs How Do We Protect Florida’s Waters?
From the beaches to the springs to the pristine underground aquifer to the Everglades and the rivers— Florida’s waters are like nowhere else on earth. Two of Florida’s most knowledgeable people about the state of our water join us in a moment to talk about Florida’s water resources. And later—Florida’s economy has mostly recovered from… Read more »
Friends of Boyd Hill Nature Preserve oppose development proposal
The St. Petersburg Country Club is asking the city to change the zoning for four parcels of land near the Boyd Hill Nature Preserve in order to build homes on land next to its golf course; but supporters of the preserve want the city to deny the country club’s request because they say it’s important… Read more »
Residents worried St. Pete historic district development a sign of things to come
“The concern is if they allow these very large homes, basically, to come in and scrape off the historic homes in our small, basically, one-block historic district that they will not protect any of the historic districts and basically the city’s protections become moot and nobody has any protections from the development.”
